California
A World of Art in San Francisco: Museums, Murals & Community
Program No. 24912RJ
Join us for a week of art and culture in San Francisco! From its many art museums to street art and murals, discover the impressive diversity of the "City by the Bay."
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6 days
5 nights
11 meals
5B 2L 4D
1
Check-in, Registration, Orientation, Welcome Dinner, Lecture
San Francisco, California
2
Legion of Honor, de Young Museum
San Francisco, California
3
SF MOMA, MCCLA
San Francisco, California
4
Museum of the African Diaspora, Free Time
San Francisco, California
5
Mission District Murals, Asian Art Museum
San Francisco, California
6
Public Arts, Wrap-up, Program Concludes
San Francisco, California
At a Glance
It’s no secret that San Francisco has long been a creative hub for a thriving art community. But did you know that the "City by the Bay" is also home to celebrated museums, inspiring murals and growing, diverse communities that are further shaping its art scene? Immerse yourself in San Francisco’s art world on this learning adventure that will introduce you the best of European, African American, Asian, Chicano and Latino art communities. Explore collections in the de Young Museum and the Legion of Honor, sister museums that comprise San Francisco’s largest public arts institution. Study modern and contemporary art from around the world at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. And expand your knowledge of diverse artists and cultures at the Asian Art Museum, the Museum of the African Diaspora and the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts. Daily lectures and field trips with local experts will bring the city’s African American, Asian, Chicano and Latino art communities to life in this one-of-a-kind experience.
Activity Level
On Your Feet
Walking up to two miles daily, indoors and outdoors on uneven terrain and standing.
Small Group
Love to learn and explore in a small-group setting? These adventures offer small, personal experiences with groups of 13 to 24 participants.
Best of all, you’ll…
- Discover world-renowned collections at six of San Francisco’s art museums, including the Museum of Modern Art, Asian Art Museum, Museum of the African Diaspora and the Mission Cultural Center for Latino Arts.
- Set out on an expert-led walk in San Francisco’s Mission District to view street art and murals around San Francisco.
- Absorb the powerful diversity of African art at the Museum of the African Diaspora and enjoy a lecture, followed by free time in the galleries.
Suggested Reading List
(21 books)
Visit the Road Scholar Bookshop
You can find many of the books we recommend at the Road Scholar store on bookshop.org, a website that supports local bookstores.
A World of Art in San Francisco: Museums, Murals & Community
Program Number: 24912
Printing the Revolution!: the rise and impact of Chicano graphics, 1965 to now
Explores the rise of Chicano graphics from the early social movements of the 1960s to the present, and the ways in which Chicano artists have advanced innovative printmaking practices in the cause of social justice.
MISSION CULTURAL CENTER FOR LATINO ARTS
Mission Gráfica: reflecting a community in print
MCCLA’s printshop, Mission Gráfica, has had a truly remarkable history, with an international impact and an enduring legacy in Chicano and Latino political activism.
MUSEUM OF THE AFRICAN DIASPORA
Adventures in Asian Art: an afternoon at the museum
A fun guide for kids.
The History of Asian Art: A Global View
Encourages students to think about artworks from throughout Asia as reflecting, through different styles and materials, the myriad of different customs and belief systems of the region, and also as a way of exploring ideas about gender and sexuality, personal and national identity, as well as migration, diaspora, and climate change.
PALACE OF THE LEGION OF HONOR
Contemporary Art: World Currents
An accessible global history of art starting in the 1950s, tracing the development from modern to contemporary and including Latin America, China and East Asia, India and South Asia, West Asia and the Middle East, Africa and Oceania, as well as contemporary concerns: art and ecology, political art, postcolonialism social media, etc.
MISSION MURALS
DE YOUNG MUSEUM
FINE ARTS MUSEUMS OF SAN FRANCISCO
Art: a brief history
A single-volume global history of art from prehistory to the present, including Europe and the U.S. as well as the arts of Africa, Oceania and Pre-Columbian America covered in the de Young collections.
Contemporary African Art
A history of 20th and 21st century African arts, rooted in diverse African cultural traditions and addressing contemporary issues such as diaspora and postcolonialism.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art: 75 years of looking forward
Towards a People’s Art: the contemporary mural movement
The classic account of U.S. muralism in the 1960s and 70s, its origins in the social movements of the time, such as the women’s, LGBTQ, African American, Asian, Chicano, and Native American movements, and its persistence and renewal into the 90s.
San Francisco Museum of Modern Art 360: views on the collection
San Francisco Murals: community creates its muse, 1914-1994
Timothy Drescher is both scholar and practitioner, and presents a comprehensive historical survey of the rise of muralism in San Francisco, including its roots and impact within the diverse communities of the city which has the greatest concentration of murals in the country.
Asian Art Museum of San Francisco, collection highlights
SAN FRANCISCO MUSEUM OF MODERN ART
ASIAN ART MUSEUM
Fifty Years of Bay Area Art: the SECA awards
